SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 5)

 

 

REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP

(Name of Issuer)

Common Units

(Title of Class of Securities)

75885Y 10 7

(CUSIP Number)

John W. McReynolds

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, Texas 75219

(214) 981-0700

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

January 23, 2015

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D and is filing this Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box:  ¨

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.

 

 

 


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7 Page 2 of 19

 

  1. 

Name of reporting person; S.S. or IRS Identification

 

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.

30-0108820

  2.

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.

SEC use only

 

  4.

Source of funds

 

    OO

  5.

Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6.

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    Delaware

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

 

  7. 

 Sole voting power

 

     0

  8.

 Shared voting power

 

     88,529,775

  9.

 Sole dispositive power

 

     0

10.

 Shared dispositive power

 

     88,529,775

11.

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    88,529,7751

12.

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row 11 excludes certain shares    ¨

 

13.

Percent of class represented by amount in Row 11

 

    21.5%2

14.

Type of reporting person

 

    PN

 

1  The Reporting Person also beneficially owns 6,274,483 Class F Common Units, which vote as a single class with the Common Units other than with respect to matters adversely affecting any rights, preferences and privileges of the Class F Common Units.
2  Based on 410,923,159 Common Units outstanding on January 23, 2015.


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7 Page 3 of 19

 

  1. 

Name of reporting person; S.S. or IRS Identification

 

LE GP, LLC

27-0030188

  2.

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.

SEC use only

 

  4.

Source of funds

 

    OO

  5.

Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6.

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    Delaware

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

 

  7. 

 Sole voting power

 

     0

  8.

 Shared voting power

 

     88,529,775

  9.

 Sole dispositive power

 

     0

10.

 Shared dispositive power

 

     88,529,775

11.

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    88,529,7751

12.

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row 11 excludes certain shares    ¨

 

13.

Percent of class represented by amount in Row 11

 

    21.5%2

14.

Type of reporting person

 

    OO (Limited Liability Company)

 

1  The Reporting Person also beneficially owns 6,274,483 Class F Common Units, which vote as a single class with the Common Units other than with respect to matters adversely affecting any rights, preferences and privileges of the Class F Common Units.
2  Based on 410,923,159 Common Units outstanding on January 23, 2015.


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7 Page 4 of 19

 

  1. 

Name of reporting person; S.S. or IRS Identification

 

Kelcy L. Warren

  2.

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.

SEC use only

 

  4.

Source of funds

 

    OO

  5.

Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6.

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    United States of America

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

 

  7. 

 Sole voting power

 

     0

  8.

 Shared voting power

 

     88,529,775

  9.

 Sole dispositive power

 

     0

10.

 Shared dispositive power

 

     88,529,775

11.

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    88,529,7751

12.

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row 11 excludes certain shares    ¨

 

13.

Percent of class represented by amount in Row 11

 

    21.5%2

14.

Type of reporting person

 

    IN

 

1  The Reporting Person also beneficially owns 6,274,483 Class F Common Units, which vote as a single class with the Common Units other than with respect to matters adversely affecting any rights, preferences and privileges of the Class F Common Units.
2  Based on 410,923,159 Common Units outstanding on January 23, 2015.


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7 Page 5 of 19

 

  1. 

Name of reporting person; S.S. or IRS Identification

 

ETE Common Holdings, LLC

  2.

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.

SEC use only

 

  4.

Source of funds

 

    OO

  5.

Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6.

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    Delaware

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

 

  7. 

 Sole voting power

 

     0

  8.

 Shared voting power

 

     30,890,565

  9.

 Sole dispositive power

 

     0

10.

 Shared dispositive power

 

     30,890,565

11.

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    30,890,565

12.

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row 11 excludes certain shares    ¨

 

13.

Percent of class represented by amount in Row 11

 

    7.5%1

14.

Type of reporting person

 

    OO (Limited Liability Company)

 

1  Based on 410,923,159 Common Units outstanding on January 23, 2015.


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7 Page 6 of 19

 

  1. 

Name of reporting person; S.S. or IRS Identification

 

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

73-1493906

  2.

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.

SEC use only

 

  4.

Source of funds

 

    OO, BK

  5.

Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6.

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    Delaware

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

 

  7. 

 Sole voting power

 

     0

  8.

 Shared voting power

 

     31,372,419

  9.

 Sole dispositive power

 

     0

10.

 Shared dispositive power

 

     31,372,419

11.

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    31,372,4191

12.

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row 11 excludes certain shares    ¨

 

13.

Percent of class represented by amount in Row 11

 

    7.6%2

14.

Type of reporting person

 

    PN

 

1  The Reporting Person also beneficially owns 6,274,483 Class F Common Units, which vote as a single class with the Common Units other than with respect to matters adversely affecting any rights, preferences and privileges of the Class F Common Units.
2  Based on 410,923,159 Common Units outstanding on January 23, 2015.


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7 Page 7 of 19

 

  1. 

Name of reporting person; S.S. or IRS Identification

 

Heritage ETC, L.P.

20-0660759

  2.

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.

SEC use only

 

  4.

Source of funds

 

    OO

  5.

Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6.

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    Delaware

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

 

  7. 

 Sole voting power

 

     0

  8.

 Shared voting power

 

     31,372,419

  9.

 Sole dispositive power

 

     0

10.

 Shared dispositive power

 

     31,372,419

11.

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    31,372,4191

12.

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row 11 excludes certain shares    ¨

 

13.

Percent of class represented by amount in Row 11

 

    7.6%2

14.

Type of reporting person

 

    PN

 

1  The Reporting Person also beneficially owns 6,274,483 Class F Common Units, which vote as a single class with the Common Units other than with respect to matters adversely affecting any rights, preferences and privileges of the Class F Common Units.
2  Based on 410,923,159 Common Units outstanding on January 23, 2015.


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7 Page 8 of 19

 

  1. 

Name of reporting person; S.S. or IRS Identification

 

Heritage ETC GP, L.L.C.

26-2124572

  2.

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.

SEC use only

 

  4.

Source of funds

 

    OO

  5.

Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6.

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    Delaware

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

 

  7. 

 Sole voting power

 

     0

  8.

 Shared voting power

 

     31,372,419

  9.

 Sole dispositive power

 

     0

10.

 Shared dispositive power

 

     31,372,419

11.

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    31,372,4191

12.

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row 11 excludes certain shares    ¨

 

13.

Percent of class represented by amount in Row 11

 

    7.6%2

14.

Type of reporting person

 

    OO (Limited Liability Company)

 

1  The Reporting Person also beneficially owns 6,274,483 Class F Common Units, which vote as a single class with the Common Units other than with respect to matters adversely affecting any rights, preferences and privileges of the Class F Common Units.
2  Based on 410,923,159 Common Units outstanding on January 23, 2015.


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7 Page 9 of 19

 

  1. 

Name of reporting person; S.S. or IRS Identification

 

Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P.

  2.

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.

SEC use only

 

  4.

Source of funds

 

    OO

  5.

Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6.

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    Delaware

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

 

  7. 

 Sole voting power

 

     0

  8.

 Shared voting power

 

     31,372,419

  9.

 Sole dispositive power

 

     0

10.

 Shared dispositive power

 

     31,372,419

11.

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    31,372,4191

12.

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row 11 excludes certain shares    ¨

 

13.

Percent of class represented by amount in Row 11

 

    7.6%2

14.

Type of reporting person

 

    PN

 

1  The Reporting Person also beneficially owns 6,274,483 Class F Common Units, which vote as a single class with the Common Units other than with respect to matters adversely affecting any rights, preferences and privileges of the Class F Common Units.
2  Based on 410,923,159 Common Units outstanding on January 23, 2015.


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7 Page 10 of 19

 

  1. 

Name of reporting person; S.S. or IRS Identification

 

Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.

  2.

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.

SEC use only

 

  4.

Source of funds

 

    OO

  5.

Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6.

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    Delaware

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

 

  7. 

 Sole voting power

 

     0

  8.

 Shared voting power

 

     31,372,419

  9.

 Sole dispositive power

 

     0

10.

 Shared dispositive power

 

     31,372,419

11.

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    31,372,4191

12.

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row 11 excludes certain shares    ¨

 

13.

Percent of class represented by amount in Row 11

 

    7.6%2

14.

Type of reporting person

 

    OO (Limited Liability Company)

 

1  The Reporting Person also beneficially owns 6,274,483 Class F Common Units, which vote as a single class with the Common Units other than with respect to matters adversely affecting any rights, preferences and privileges of the Class F Common Units.
2  Based on 410,923,159 Common Units outstanding on January 23, 2015.


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7 Page 11 of 19

 

  1. 

Name of reporting person; S.S. or IRS Identification

 

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP

  2.

Check the appropriate box if a member of a group

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.

SEC use only

 

  4.

Source of funds

 

    OO

  5.

Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e)    ¨

 

  6.

Citizenship or place of organization

 

    Delaware

Number of

shares

beneficially

owned by

each

reporting

person

with

 

  7. 

 Sole voting power

 

     0

  8.

 Shared voting power

 

     31,372,419

  9.

 Sole dispositive power

 

     0

10.

 Shared dispositive power

 

     31,372,419

11.

Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

 

    31,372,4191

12.

Check box if the aggregate amount in Row 11 excludes certain shares    ¨

 

13.

Percent of class represented by amount in Row 11

 

    7.6%2

14.

Type of reporting person

 

    PN

 

1  The Reporting Person also beneficially owns 6,274,483 Class F Common Units, which vote as a single class with the Common Units other than with respect to matters adversely affecting any rights, preferences and privileges of the Class F Common Units.
2  Based on 410,923,159 Common Units outstanding on January 23, 2015.


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7 Page 12 of 19

 

This Amendment No. 5 (the “Amendment”) amends the Schedule 13D originally filed on June 4, 2010, as amended on December 13, 2010, May 10, 2013, June 13, 2014 and July 1, 2014 (as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”).

Item 1. Security and Issuer.

Item 1 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

This statement is being filed by ETE Common Holdings, LLC (“ETE Common Holdings”), Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (“ETE”), LE GP, LLC (“LE GP”), Kelcy L. Warren (“Warren”), Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“ETP”), Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P. (“ETP GP”), Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C. (“ETP LLC”), Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP (“PEPL”), Heritage ETC, L.P. (“Heritage”) and Heritage ETC GP, L.L.C (“Heritage GP” and collectively with ETE, LE GP, Warren, ETP, ETP GP, ETP LLC, PEPL and Heritage, the “Reporting Persons”), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The class of equity securities to which this statement relates is common units representing limited partner interests (the “Common Units”) of Regency Energy Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Issuer”). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 2001 Bryan Street, Suite 3700, Dallas, Texas 75201.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

(a) — (c) This Schedule is filed jointly by:

 

  (i) Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership;

 

  (ii) Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership;

 

  (iii) Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company;

 

  (iv) Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership;

 

  (v) LE GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

  (vi) Heritage ETC, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership;

 

  (vii) Heritage ETC GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company;

 

  (viii) ETE Common Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

 

  (ix) Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP, a Delaware limited partnership; and

 

  (x) Kelcy L. Warren.

The principal business of ETP is to operate a diversified portfolio of energy assets through its wholly owned subsidiaries. PEPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of ETP. The principal business of PEPL is transportation and storage of natural gas. The general partner of ETP is ETP GP. The principal business of ETP GP is serving as the general partner of ETP. The general partner of ETP GP is ETP LLC. The principal business of ETP LLC is serving as the general partner of ETP GP. The principal business of ETE is to own all of


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7    Page 13 of 19

 

the interests in the general partner of ETP and the Issuer and certain equity securities of ETP and the Issuer, to acquire interests in other publicly traded partnerships, and to pursue certain opportunities to acquire or construct natural gas midstream or transportation assets. ETE owns all of the membership interests in ETE Common Holdings Member, LLC (“ETE CH Member”), and ETE and ETE CH Member owns a 99.8% and 0.2% interest, respectively, in ETE Common Holdings. The general partner of ETE is LE GP. The principal business of LE GP is serving as the general partner of ETE. Warren is a United States citizen. His principal occupation is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of ETP LLC and Chairman of the Board of LE GP. Heritage’s principal business is to own the equity interests in ETP’s operating subsidiaries. The general partner of Heritage is Heritage GP. The principal business of Heritage GP is serving as the general partner of Heritage. The principal office of each of the Reporting Persons is located at 3738 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, Texas 75219.

The name, business address and present principal occupation or employment of each of the executive officers and directors of LE GP, ETP LLC and Heritage GP (the “Listed Persons”) are set forth below:

LE GP:

 

Name and Business Address

 

Capacity in Which Serves LE GP

 

Principal Occupation

Jamie Welch

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Group Chief Financial Officer, Head of Business Development and Director   Group Chief Financial Officer, Head of Business Development and Director of LE GP

John W. McReynolds

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  President and Director   President of LE GP

Matthew S. Ramsey

1001 McKinney St., Suite 1950

Houston, TX 77002

  Director   President of RPM Exploration, Ltd. and Ramsey Energy Management, LLC

Kelcy L. Warren

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Chairman of the Board   Chief Executive Officer of EnergyTransfer Partners, L.L.C.

William P. (Bill) Williams

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Director   Retired Executive of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.

K. Rick Turner

1990 Post Oak Blvd.

Suite 2450

Houston, TX 77056

  Director   Director of North American Energy Partners Inc., AmeriGas Partners, L.P. and TMI, LLC

Marshall S. (Mackie) McCrea, III

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Director   President and Chief Operating Officer of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7    Page 14 of 19

 

ETP LLC:

 

Name and Business Address

 

Capacity in Which Serves ETP LLC

 

Principal Occupation

Martin Salinas, Jr.

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Chief Financial Officer   Chief Financial Officer of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.

Kelcy L. Warren

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C. and Chairman of the Board of LE GP, LLC

Jamie Welch

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Director   Group Chief Financial Officer, Head of Business Development and Director of LE GP

Paul E. Glaske

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Director   Retired Chairman and CEO, Blue Bird Corporation

Ted Collins, Jr.

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Director   President of Collins & Ware Inc.

Michael K. Grimm

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Director   President and Chief Executive Officer of Rising Star Energy, L.L.C.

David K. Skidmore

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Director   President of Skidmore Exploration Inc.

Marshall S. McCrea, III

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  President, Chief Operating Officer and Director   President and Chief Operating Officer of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.

Thomas P. Mason

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.

Richard A Cargile

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  President – Midstream   President – Midstream of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.

Heritage GP:

 

Name and Business Address

 

Capacity in Which Serves Heritage GP

 

Principal Occupation

Kelcy L. Warren

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Chief Executive Officer and Manager   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C. and Chairman of the Board of LE GP, LLC

Marshall S. McCrea, III

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  President and Chief Operating Officer   President and Chief Operating Officer of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.

Martin Salinas, Jr.

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Chief Financial Officer and Manager   Chief Financial Officer of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.

Thomas P. Mason

3738 Oak Lawn Ave.

Dallas, TX 75219

  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C.


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7 Page 15 of 19

 

(d) During the last five years, none of the parties listed in this Item 2 has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e) During the last five years, none of the parties listed in this Item 2 was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation of such laws.

(f) All of the individuals listed in this Item 2 are citizens of the United States of America.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to incorporate by reference the information set forth under the heading “Merger Agreement” in Item 4 of this Amendment.

ETP anticipates that the cash portion of the Merger Consideration (as defined below) will be funded by borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following at the end of such item:

Merger Agreement

On January 23, 2015, ETP and ETP GP entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with the Issuer, Regency GP LP, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of the Issuer (“RGP GP”) and, solely for purposes of certain provisions of the Merger Agreement, ETE. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, (i) the Issuer will merge with and into ETP (the “MLP Merger”), with ETP continuing its existence as a limited partnership under Delaware law as the surviving entity in the MLP Merger and (ii) RGP GP will merge with and into ETP GP (the “GP Merger” and, together with the MLP Merger, the “Mergers”), with ETP GP continuing its existence as a limited partnership under Delaware law as the surviving entity in the GP Merger. The board of directors of ETP LLC and the board of directors of Regency GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of RGP GP, have each approved and agreed to submit the Merger Agreement to a vote of ETP unitholders and unitholders of the Issuer, respectively, and to recommend that such unitholders adopt the Merger Agreement.

At the effective time of the MLP Merger (the “Effective Time”), each Common Unit issued and outstanding or deemed issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding securities of the Issuer that are owned immediately prior to the effective time by the Issuer or its subsidiaries, which will be canceled and will cease to exist) will be converted into the right to receive (i) 0.4066 (the “Exchange Ratio”) of common units (“ETP Common Units”) representing limited partner interests in ETP (the “Unit Consideration”) and (ii) $0.32 in cash (the “Cash Consideration” and, together with the Unit Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”). Each Class F unit representing a limited partner interest in the Issuer (each, a “Class F Unit”) issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will be deemed to have been converted into an equal number of Common Units, which will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. Also at the Effective Time, each Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Unit of the Issuer issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive a preferred unit representing a limited partner interest in ETP.

Except for phantom units of the Issuer (“Phantom Units”) held by the chief executive officer and the non-employee directors of the Issuer, which shall vest immediately prior to the Effective Time and convert into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, each Phantom Unit that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will cease to relate to or represent a right to


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7    Page 16 of 19

 

receive Common Units and will be converted, at the Effective Time, into the right to receive (i) the Cash Consideration, (ii) an award of phantom units relating to ETP Common Units (a “Converted Phantom Unit Award”) on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the corresponding award of Phantom Units, except that the number of ETP Common Units covered by such Converted Phantom Unit Award will be equal to the number of Common Units subject to the corresponding award of Phantom Units multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole unit, and (iii) for any fractional Phantom Units not received as a result of the rounding down in clause (ii) above, a cash payment based on the closing price of an ETP Common Unit on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on the last trading day prior to the closing.

Each option to purchase Common Units granted under an Issuer equity incentive plan (a “Unit Option”) that is outstanding and “in-the-money” as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be deemed to be exercised on a cashless basis and converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. Each Unit Option that is “out-of-the-money” as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will be cancelled and terminated for no consideration. In addition, each unit issued under the Regency Energy Partners LP Long-Term Incentive Cash Restricted Unit Plan (a “Cash Unit”) that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will, as of the Effective Time, be converted into the right to receive (i) the Cash Consideration and (ii) an award of restricted cash units relating to ETP Common Units on generally the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the corresponding award of Cash Units.

The Mergers are subject to customary closing conditions including, among other things, (i) approval of the MLP Merger by unitholders of the Issuer and unitholders of ETP, (ii) expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (iii) the effectiveness of a registration statement on Form S-4 with respect to the issuance by ETP of the ETP Common Units to be issued as Merger Consideration and (iv) approval for listing of the ETP Common Units to be issued as Merger Consideration on the NYSE. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each of ETE and ETP have agreed to vote any Common Units and ETP Common Units owned by it or its subsidiaries in favor of approval of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and any related transactions.

The foregoing summary of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit H hereto and incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 4. For additional information concerning the Mergers, please see the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ETP on January 26, 2015.

As promptly as possible after the Effective Time, ETP will cause the Common Units to be (a) delisted from the NYSE and (b) deregistered under the Exchange Act.

Except as set forth above in this Item 4, the Reporting Persons and Listed Persons have no present plans or proposals which would result in or relate to any of the transactions described in subparagraphs (a) through (f) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

(a) and (b). Approximately 410,923,159 Common Units of the Issuer were outstanding as of January 23, 2015. ETE, LE GP and Warren (the “ETE Group”) are deemed to be beneficial owners of 88,529,775 Common Units. The Common Units owned by the ETE Group constitute approximately 21.5% of the total issued and outstanding Common Units. The ETE Group has shared power to vote and dispose of 26,266,791 of the Common Units beneficially owned by the ETE Group. The ETE Group shares with the ETP Group (defined below) power to vote and dispose of 31,372,419 Common Units beneficially owned. ETE Common Holdings is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 30,890,565 Common Units. The Common Units beneficially owned by ETE Common Holdings constitute approximately 7.5% of the total issued and outstanding Common Units. ETP, ETP GP, ETP LLC, PEPL, Heritage and Heritage GP (collectively, the “ETP Group”) are deemed to be beneficial owners of 31,372,419 Common Units. The Common Units beneficially owned by the ETP Group constitute approximately 7.6% of the total issued and outstanding Common Units. The ETP Group shares with the ETE Group the power to vote and dispose of the Common Units beneficially owned by the ETP Group. The Reporting Persons (other than ETE Common Holdings) are deemed to be beneficial owners of 6,274,483 Class F Common Units, which vote as a single class with the Common Units other than with respect to matters adversely affecting any rights, preferences and privileges of the Class F Common Units. The 6,274,483 Class F Common Units beneficially owned by the Reporting


SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

CUSIP No. 75885Y 10 7    Page 17 of 19

 

Persons represent 100% of the total issued and outstanding Class F Common Units. The Reporting Persons (other than ETE Common Holdings) share the power to vote and dispose of the Class F Common Units. To the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, no executive officer or manager of the Reporting Persons or other party listed in Item 2 has sole or shared beneficial ownership of any Common Units or Class F Units beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

(c) Except as described in Item 4 above, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the persons named in response to paragraph (a) above has effected any transaction in Common Units during the past 60 days.

(d) Except as otherwise described herein, no other person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds of sale of, the units described in this Item 5.

(e) Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to incorporate by reference the information set forth in Item 4 of this Amendment.

 

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following exhibits:

 

EXHIBIT H    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 25, 2015, by and among Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P., Regency Energy Partners LP, Regency GP LP and, solely for purposes of certain provisions therein, Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 26, 2015).


SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned hereby certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: January 26, 2015    

/s/ Kelcy L. Warren

    Kelcy L. Warren
    ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY, L.P.
    By:   LE GP, LLC, general partner
    By:  

/s/ John McReynolds

      John McReynolds
      President
    LE GP, LLC
    By:  

/s/ John McReynolds

      John McReynolds
      President
    ETE COMMON HOLDINGS, LLC
    By:  

/s/ John McReynolds

      John McReynolds
      President and Chief Financial Officer
    ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P.
    By:   Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P., general partner
    By:   Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C., general partner
    By:  

/s/ Thomas P. Mason

      Thomas P. Mason
      Senior VP, General Counsel and Secretary
    ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS GP, L.P.
    By:   Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C., general partner
    By:  

/s/ Thomas P. Mason

      Thomas P. Mason
      Senior VP, General Counsel and Secretary
    ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.L.C.
    By:  

/s/ Thomas P. Mason

      Thomas P. Mason
      Senior VP, General Counsel and Secretary


    PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPE LINE COMPANY, LP
    By:   Southern Union Panhandle, LLC
    By:  

/s/ Thomas P. Mason

      Thomas P. Mason
      Senior VP, General Counsel and Secretary
    HERITAGE ETC, L.P.
    By:   Heritage ETC GP, L.L.C.
    By:  

/s/ Thomas P. Mason

      Thomas P. Mason
      Senior VP, General Counsel and Secretary
    HERITAGE ETC GP, L.L.C.
    By:  

/s/ Thomas P. Mason

      Thomas P. Mason
      Senior VP, General Counsel and Secretary